Also, make sure your primary dns server sees itself as its primary dns, so the first listing in that machine's /etc/resolv.conf should be "nameserver = ip.of.your.machine" -----Original Message----- From: ksemat@wawa.eahd.or.ug To: LSpv2000@aol.com Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu Sent: 7/29/00 2:03 AM Subject: Re: dns This probably has two implications: did you set up an in-addr.arpa file to point ip addresses to names or does whover is authoritative for your ip range have an entry in his files pointing your ip to your name. Another possiblity is if you did not start named. Here is a sample for domain.com with ip 192.168.1.1 domain.com. IN SOA domain.com. admin.domain.com. ( 100 10800 900 604800 86400 ) ; name servers domain.com. IN NS domain.com. ; adresses domain.com. IN A 192.168.1.1 then in your reverse file say db.192.168.1 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA domain.com. admin.domain.com. ( 100 10800 900 604800 86400 ) ; name servers 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN NS domain.com. ; adresses 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR domain.com. then in /etc/named.conf zone "domain.com" IN type master; file "db.domain" allow-transfer { any; }; notify yes; }; zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN { type master; file "db.domain"; allow-transfer { any; }; notify yes; }; then start named and see. On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 LSpv2000@aol.com wrote: > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 18:28:39 EDT > From: LSpv2000@aol.com > To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu > Subject: dns > > ok hers the problem..... > I am trying to setup a master dns and a slave dns. I followed the > instructions step by step. When I type nslookup I am getting the error "cant > find server name for address and my IP#..I thought I defined the name already > and cant figure out what else I have to do. > Any info much appreciated..... > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Noah ksemat@eahd.or.ug - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu